If kindness were a crime, Rachel McAdams would be guilty of helping Margot Robbie, much to Regina George’s horror. Few names echo through Hollywood’s modern legends as consistently as Robbie’s. And behind that dominance, it turns out, sits an unexpected secret ingredient tied to McAdams herself.

Margot Robbie did not stumble into A-list territory; she studied her way there, armed with Rachel McAdams’ The Notebook audition. Speaking on BBC Radio 2's The Scott Mills Breakfast Show during her Wuthering Heights promotion, Robbie framed the iconic audition tape as her learning tool for her auditions.

“I used to watch it before I’d go to an audition, I was like, ‘OK, just try and be as good as her,’” said Robbie as she emphasized how she tried to learn from McAdams as much as possible. She also wasted no time crediting the actress as a defining influence on her success.

“I just love her,” Robbie exclaimed as she talked about working alongside McAdams in a small role for About Time on BBC Radio 2's The Scott Mills Breakfast Show. McAdams’s generosity off camera, especially toward Robbie and her brother, left a lasting impression on the Wuthering Heights actress.

Unsurprisingly, the admiration runs both ways, with McAdams proving just as impressed by Robbie.

Rachel McAdams' praises for Margot Robbie

During a BBC Radio 2 interview, Rachel McAdams openly praised Margot Robbie’s work in Wuthering Heights. She framed Robbie as a rare performer who remains emotionally precise even in punishing rain scenes, calling that level of control genuinely impressive.

McAdams contrasted Robbie’s ease with her own experience on The Notebook. She described rain acting as physically painful, involving freezing water and relentless pressure, and admitted she never fully mastered it, which made Robbie’s command stand out.

The praise carried weight because it reversed the dynamic. The actress who once inspired Robbie's auditions wanted acting tips from her, making this a full-circle moment.

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Written by

Iffat Siddiqui

Edited by

Itti Mahajan